Officer dead, driver fatally shot after ramming vehicle into barricade near the U.S. Capitol

A man rammed a car into two Capitol Police officers at a barricade outside the U.S. Capitol on Friday afternoon before being shot to death by authorities when he got out of the vehicle while holding what appeared to be a knife, two law enforcement officials said on Friday. Both Capitol Police officers were taken to the hospital, with one of the officers dying as a result of undisclosed injuries, officials said.

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